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City may impose grass-length ordinance

Rochester may become the first community in the state to regulate the length of grass on residents' lawns.

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Updated: 6:01 PM EDT Oct 17, 2013

City may impose grass-length ordinance

Rochester may become the first community in the state to regulate the length of grass on residents' lawns.

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Updated: 6:01 PM EDT Oct 17, 2013

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WEBVTT MANDATE THAT IT'S RESIDENTS MOWED THEIR LAWNS. JENNIFER CROMPTON HAS A LOOK AT HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED AND WHERE IT MAY BE HEADED. NO OTHER NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN HAS ONE YET, BUT THE CITY OF ROCHESTER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REGULATE THE LENGTH OF GRASS ON PEOPLE'S LAWNS. IT STARTED WITH A FEW RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT PROPERTIES WHERE THE GRASS IS REALLY LONG. A BLIGHT TO SOME, A SAFETY ISSUE TO OTHERS. SINCE THEN, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DRAFTED AN ORDINANCE THAT MIGHT HELP, AND IT HAS CREATED SOME BUZZ. THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAD SOME PEOPLE SPEAK AGAINST IT. YOU CANNOT BLAME THEM. THE FACT IS, LOTS OF U.S. CITIES HAVE GRASS HEIGHT ORDINANCES, JUST NONE SPECIFICALLY WRITTEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WHY IS ROCHESTER CONSIDERING IT? WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE PRIDE IN OUR CITY. 90% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE HAVE PRIDE IN THEIR HOMES AND MAINTAIN THEM. THE CITY WANTS TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE THERE AND INCREASE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. THERE IS NO REASON YOU COULD NOT HAVE A NICE LOOKING LAWN, WHETHER IT IS A HOME OR BUSINESS. TAKING THE ELDERLY INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL AS

City may impose grass-length ordinance

Rochester may become the first community in the state to regulate the length of grass on residents' lawns.